D.I.Y. Pickles

When it comes to adding crunch, these tangy pickles put shredded lettuce to shame.

  • Serves

    makes two 1-quart jars

Ingredients

  • 1 12 lb. pickling cucumbers, cut into spears
  • 6 sprigs fresh dill
  • 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cups white vinegar
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp. fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp. mustard seeds

Instructions

Step 1

Into two sterilized 1-qt. glass jars, tightly pack cucumber spears, dill, and sliced onion. In a 1-qt. saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, spices, and 1⁄2 cup water to a boil; pour over vegetables and cover with lids. Let sit 24 hours.
  1. Into two sterilized 1-qt. glass jars, tightly pack cucumber spears, dill, and sliced onion. In a 1-qt. saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, spices, and 1⁄2 cup water to a boil; pour over vegetables and cover with lids. Let sit 24 hours.
Recipes

D.I.Y. Pickles

  • Serves

    makes two 1-quart jars

D.I.Y. Pickles
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSEPH DE LEO

When it comes to adding crunch, these tangy pickles put shredded lettuce to shame.

Ingredients

  • 1 12 lb. pickling cucumbers, cut into spears
  • 6 sprigs fresh dill
  • 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cups white vinegar
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp. fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp. mustard seeds

Instructions

Step 1

Into two sterilized 1-qt. glass jars, tightly pack cucumber spears, dill, and sliced onion. In a 1-qt. saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, spices, and 1⁄2 cup water to a boil; pour over vegetables and cover with lids. Let sit 24 hours.
  1. Into two sterilized 1-qt. glass jars, tightly pack cucumber spears, dill, and sliced onion. In a 1-qt. saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, spices, and 1⁄2 cup water to a boil; pour over vegetables and cover with lids. Let sit 24 hours.

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